The Relational Somatic Psychology Certificate Program provides participants with a foundation in the leading edge field of somatic psychology that incorporates the latest advances in psychological, developmental, and somatic knowledge and practice.

• 5-day workshop style courses in somatic psychology
• May be taken individually and in any order.
• 6 courses for the Foundational Level Certificate
• 10 courses for the Intermediate Level Certificate
• 14 courses for the Advanced Level Certificate

Next Course:

April 4 – 9, 2010
Working with Character, Trauma, and Developmental Issues: Attachment Wounds and Trauma from a Somatic Perspective (SOM 648e)
Faculty: Diane Poole Heller, PhD

The body is shaped through basic experiences and attitudes that are held both consciously and unconsciously. Character structure is formed in response to life and is the enduring quality of how we meet the world. Through mindful awareness, participants in this course will experience how the body reveals character strategies, trauma, and attachment wounds. They will learn how trauma may be transformed through the practical application of Somatic Experiencing® principles and techniques as well as through corrective experiences.

Diane Poole Heller, PhD, is an established expert in the field of trauma resolution, attachment models and integrative healing techniques. She is a therapist, Somatic Experiencing® trainer, and co-author of Crash Course, a guidebook on how to resolve auto accident trauma. She has recently produced a popular DVD series, Healing Attachment Wounds.